DU Admissions 2019: Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria

DU’s admission process is likely to start on 20 May.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class 12 results on Thursday, 2 May. The students from across India are now looking forward to getting admissions in their desired colleges. A lot of them aspiring to get into Delhi University.

As per a tentative schedule for admission approved by the standing committee of Academic Council on 2 May, DU is likely to start its admission process from 20 May. It is likely to continue till 31 May.

The first cut-off list is likely to be released on 14 June. The tentative schedule still needs the final approval from the Academic Council, as per the reports.

A curb on the sports quota admissions has also been proposed by the committee, said the report published by The Indian Express.

The standing committee has also proposed relaxation for the students coming from rural and government schools in order to curb the enlarging urban-rural ratio among the students.

DU Admissions: Eligibility Criteria

As per the University of Delhi, the students applying for admission in DU must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

• Candidates must have completed their Class 12 examination from CBSE or any other recognised state board. Those applying in the minority institutions can also apply online for under graduate admissions.
• The eligibility criteria of Delhi University UG admission 2019 stand common for all the colleges affiliated to the university, except for St Stephen's and Jesus and Mary College.
• No minimum age bar is mentioned for the applicants of University of Delhi admission 2019.
• Candidates belonging to the reserved categories must check the special eligibility prescribed for the same before applying for Delhi University admission 2019.

The first cut-off list for merit-based admissions was released on 18 June last year and the highest cut-off was for Lady Shriram College at 98.75 percent for its BA (Programme) course.

(With inputs from The Indian Express)